Courses
Twelve credit hours are required for this certificate. Students must achieve a grade of D- or better to earn academic credit toward the certificate. No transfer credits or course substitutions will be accepted for this program.
Required Courses:
ACC 280 - Survey of Financial and Managerial Accounting
Units: 3
This course covers the basic principles and concepts of financial and managerial accounting. Students will learn about the role of accounting in business including how to prepare basic financial statements and how accounting information is used by: [1] external stakeholders [i.e., stockholders, creditors and government] to evaluate the financial performance of an organization; and [2] internal users [management] to fulfill the planning, control and performance evaluation functions.
Offered in Fall Spring Summer
MIE 201 - Introduction to Business Processes
Units: 3
Cross-functional treatment of major activities of business, such as product design, distribution, production, and marketing. Description of specific tasks, via lectures and case studies, in support of major business activities. Interactions among various functional areas of business.
GEP: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Elective Courses - select two from the following list:
ACC 230 - Individual Income Taxation
Units: 3
The course focuses on the fundamental concepts of individual income taxation. It is suitable for business and nonbusiness students. Students will apply tax law learned in the course to a real world setting by conducting tax research and preparing actual income tax forms and returns.
Offered in Spring and Summer
BUS 225 - Personal Finance
Units: 3
Economic and financial strategies used to accumulate, manage and protect personal assets. Emphasizing income generation, expense reduction, investment selection, and wealth creation to meet future needs and goals. Topics include investing [mutual funds, stocks, etc.], annuities, insurance, retirement planning, and estate planning.
Offered in Fall Spring Summer
BUS 360 - Marketing Methods
Units: 3
Examination of decisions affecting marketing of goods and services in consumer, industrial and international markets. Emphasis on the role of marketing in a managerial context. Areas studied include: the activities of marketing research, identification of marketing opportunities, and the development of marketing mix strategies including the decisions concerning pricing, distribution, promotion and product design.
Offered in Fall Spring Summer
BUS 370 - Operations and Supply Chain Management
Units: 3
Concepts in planning, controlling, and managing the operations function of manufacturing and service firms. Topics include operations strategy, process choice decisions, forecasting, production planning and control, and trends in operations management. Common tools for informed decision-making in these areas.
Offered in Fall Spring Summer
MIE 330 - Human Resource Management
Units: 3
The systematic principles for managing the human resource component of organizations. Topics include: environmental influences on planning, recruitment, and selection; managing workforce diversity; developing effectiveness and enhancing productivity; compensation, benefits, and security; and strengthening employee-management relations.
Offered in Fall Spring Summer